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Atheists & Agnostics

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15. In the Old Testament (I could be wrong)

Wed Mar 4, 2020, 07:30 PM

Mar 2020

Satan is God's servant, doing God's will. In the New Testament it takes a Manichean turn with the Devil being a Great Power almost unto God.

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Yep, they have a binary choice for everything, how idiotic. n/t RKP5637 Mar 2020 #1

A client of mine ran into a friend of hers 10,000 miles away from home Ferrets are Cool Mar 2020 #2

Incredible!!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2020 #3

The Water God Cartoonist Mar 2020 #4

If the Devil is still responsible for Evil after all these millenia... Girard442 Mar 2020 #5

So many questions, so few answers... Ferrets are Cool Mar 2020 #6

On the ground, Christians see God as Warren Buffet. Girard442 Mar 2020 #8

They won't accept responsibility for a lifetime of piss-poor choices. CaptYossarian Mar 2020 #7

Come to think of it, Satan probably didn't get kicked out Ferrets are Cool Mar 2020 #10

They also never think the devil through Warpy Mar 2020 #11

Lab rats is a good comparison Ferrets are Cool Mar 2020 #12

In the Old Testament (I could be wrong) uriel1972 Mar 2020 #15

Yup, this God idea is almost like it was made up by a bunch Farmer-Rick Mar 2020 #13

Kittens and Corona virus Scairp Mar 2020 #14

Cindy Jacobs declares the coronovirus "illegal" in God's name RussBLib Mar 2020 #16

... Ferrets are Cool Mar 2020 #17